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A photograph of a night-time book and literature stall under a striped canopy with red, green, orange and blue bands and a red backdrop. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with gold bangles sits behind a table covered with booklets and photo cards. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a lanyard sits at the table, and two men in checked shirts and a cream shawl and checked lungi stand at the counter looking at the items. White banners list names in Tamil script and a numbered list is printed on them. Oil lamps and electric lights illuminate the stall.

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January 08 20102010-01-08November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of a covered outdoor stall under a red and white cloth canopy strung with bunting, with banana leaves and potted plants at the edges. In the foreground a man in white clothes and a white shirt, with a sacred thread and wrist beads, leans over a table of books and pamphlets and hands a printed booklet to a seated woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border, a bindi, a black beaded necklace and gold bangles. Behind them, other people in white and in colourful saris stand or sit near the stall, and a television screen sits on a stand. The ground is bare earth with footwear placed at the entrance area. Several people are visible across the scene, and the setting appears to be a devotee bookstall or information counter.2010-01-08A photograph of an outdoor information or registration booth under a red and patterned canopy. A seated woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits behind a white-covered table stacked with brochures and pamphlets, writing or handing over paperwork. Several men and women stand in a queue at the table, including a man in a pink striped shirt in the foreground, a man in a light blue checked shirt, and men in white shirts. Other people walk beyond the tent beside a white building wall.2009-07-17A night-time photograph of a book and CD sales stall under a red and maroon patterned canopy. An older man with white hair, wearing a white shirt, stands behind the table at left, handing out items. Several devotees crowd the table: a man in a light checked shirt, a woman in a yellow top holding a small book, a woman in a dark floral top with a green shawl, and men in pale shirts. Rows of DVD and CD cases in colourful covers are displayed on the table, and a bright light glows in the dark background.2005-11-21A large white tent interior at an event where a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris browse tables stacked with books and pamphlets. Several women in saris, one in orange and one in yellow, stand at the front-left, while men in white kurtas and dhotis line the tables. Hanging banners on the left wall carry Tamil text, and colourful woven strips hang nearby. Overhead lights and ceiling fans hang from the white canopy. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowded scene.2007-12-14Outdoor book and information stalls under striped tents with multicoloured canopies, beside a large tree. Visitors stand at the tables; a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers holds papers, a woman in a yellow and blue sari stands at the counter, and a woman in white sits at the table on the right with stacked books. A woman in a red and pink sari walks in the foreground, and men in white and light shirts stand along the path. Banners and posters with portraits and Tamil text hang on the tent backdrop, and a blue sign with Tamil text is mounted on the right. A purple flag hangs on the left.2007-11-18Night photograph of a outdoor book and merchandise stall under a red tarpaulin canopy at the Kanchipuram inauguration. Several men stand around a long table covered with glossy booklets, posters and pamphlets, many showing a saffron-robed figure. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the left, while a man in a checked shirt in the foreground flips through a booklet. Banners with orange and green borders hang overhead, and a crowd is visible in the background under bright lights.2006-11-24Photograph of a tent-covered outdoor event with red soil ground. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and white sari with coloured border stands at a table of bottled liquids in brown, green and pink-capped bottles and jars on a blue checked cloth, and a man in a white shirt with an ID badge hands a printed sheet toward a woman in a white kurta with a black quilted bag. Behind them an older woman and other seated attendees eat from plates while people in white clothing move around. A blue banner with Tamil text hangs on the left. A throne or a person presence is not visibly shown, so no candidate is identified.2013-07-22November 24 20062006-11-24July 25 20092009-07-25A covered outdoor pavilion with a white-clothed table row where participants sit at long tables covered in white cloth, with bead and craft items laid out on them. A woman in a white top sits at the near table, and a man in white sits further along. Several standing visitors in light shirts and a woman in a pale green sari look on at the right. Overhead, striped purple, green and orange cloth canopies hang over bamboo poles, and a vertical banner with a red-tinged portrait and text hangs on the right. Blue plastic chairs are visible near the table.2009-01-24